Creating the Section Symbol on a Mac

2014-08-13 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. I recently received a text in German which I need to translate into English. In the German text, the Section symbol appears frequently and will need to appear equally frequently in the English translation. Can someone tell me how to create the Section symbol on a Mac? I am using an Ameri

Re: Creating the Section Symbol on a Mac

2014-08-13 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I did a google search and what came up was to use option plus 6 with a US keyboard layout. I tried that and it was announced by voiceover as a section symbol. Here it is; see if this is what you need. § Is the symbol right before this sentence what you need? -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn

Re: using batch processing in Amadeus Pro

2014-08-13 Thread Mike Busboom
Thanks, Jonathan. Those were my thoughts as well. Actually, Jonathan, it might be worth your while to write a book about the program. Buying one of your books is a great deal and far less expensive, in terms of time saved, than either paying someone for special tutoring or spending hours and

RE: osx 10.10 question

2014-08-13 Thread Kliphton Senior
Yes it should. I do the same thing with my MacMini. Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to contribute? Then come join a list where questions are always answered, and we are always patient with you.

RE: osx 10.10 question

2014-08-13 Thread Kliphton Senior
The TV does not need to be on, just the HDMI connected. I have been doing it this way for almost 2 years. Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to contribute? Then come join a list where questions are

Re: Flash Players

2014-08-13 Thread Scott Berry
No you need to go to www.adobe.com and get Flash player. On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Josh wrote: > Hello Everyone, >My son was playing on the new iMac the other day and said he was unable to > play any games due to there not being a flash player installed. I looked > around the app store

Re: iblink

2014-08-13 Thread Jamie Pauls
Yes it is. Feel free to grab it and give it a spin. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 13, 2014, at 12:09 AM, Maria and Joe Chapman > wrote: > > HI is this app available in the app store? > Cheers > Maria > > Produced on macbook probubbygirl1...@gmail.com > > > > >> On 13 Aug 2014,

Re: NEWS OF PHONE BATTERY CHARGER

2014-08-13 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Cawal. Do you know if they will sell for Denmark. Cheers Annie. Den 10/08/2014 kl. 23.56 skrev Kawal Gucukoglu : > I have bought this Battery charger, link below. >>> http://bit.ly/1nVzPIO > > Best to view this item using a PC or Mac as I could not buy the charger > using my I phone. > >

Re: tip: reading 'mastering the macintosh with vo' ON THE MAC

2014-08-13 Thread Pat Pound
actually it is quite easy to see the table of contents by pushing the "list" button on the iPhone screen. On Aug 9, 2014, at 6:24 AM, Anouk Radix wrote: > Hi everyone, > I am not sure about the legalities of this but since ibooks on the mac is > rather inaccessible with a braille display and

odd voice over question revisited?

2014-08-13 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, Thanks for the mute key suggestion. However it is making no difference. Equally, unless the volume reduced itself, that could not be the issue? Might the use of safari changed the volume, say to silence an embedded audio or something? Again, this is os 10.5 leopard. Kare -- You rece

Re: NEWS OF PHONE BATTERY CHARGER

2014-08-13 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
No reason why not. I am in the UK so try it. I am now waiting for mine. You may have to use Pay Pal as their credit method may not be accessible to you. When you put in your city, select your country otherwise US states keep showing. Best of luck and let me know how you get on by E-mailing me at

Re: odd voice over question revisited?

2014-08-13 Thread Anne Robertson
Have you used a USB headset with your iBook? I seem to remember having problems of that sort when my iBook didn't return to its internal speakers. Check its sound output in System preferences. Cheers, Anne < On 13 Aug 2014, at 16:46, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Hi folks, > Thanks for the mute ke

I've virused my mac… help?

2014-08-13 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi all, I installed a piece of malware on my mac on purpose. It's a bit unfortunate, but I was trying to help some one out and ended up making a mess. Anyone know of an accessible malware remover for mac? Thanks, Erik Burggraaf Follow my campaign on fund me for great promotions as I work to r

Re: odd voice over question revisited?

2014-08-13 Thread Karen Lewellen
no, not at all. Again the ibook's speech started fine. I did command f5 to turn it off so we could work, and although things indicate that voiceover is running, nothing is talking. The only USB item I use with the ibook is a full sized keyboard. Karen On Wed, 13 Aug 2014, Anne Robertson wrot

Re: windows on mac?

2014-08-13 Thread Tom Moore
Hi, What sound buffer settings do I need to change? Thanks, Tom > On Aug 5, 2014, at 4:09 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > > Also, eurpod.net/vmware has a great selection of abandonware which is all > legal as far as I know. The one I use is the windows xp vm, and with the > sound buffer configured

Re: tip: reading 'mastering the macintosh with vo' ON THE MAC

2014-08-13 Thread Anouk Radix
Yes but was this not eferring to ibooks on the mac? On 13 Aug 2014, at 16:19, Pat Pound wrote: > actually it is quite easy to see the table of contents by pushing the "list" > button on the iPhone screen. > On Aug 9, 2014, at 6:24 AM, Anouk Radix wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> I am not sure abo

Re: odd voice over question revisited?

2014-08-13 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Karen, All I can suggest then is to reinitialise the PRAM and repair permissions. Cheers, Anne On 13 Aug 2014, at 17:36, Karen Lewellen wrote: > no, not at all. > Again the ibook's speech started fine. I did command f5 to turn it off so we > could work, and although things indicate

applications key in fusion?

2014-08-13 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I'm running windows on fusion but don't seem to have the applications key. Maybe I can use shift + f10 instead. I'm using an apple wireless keyboard and the Carabiner and Seil utilities to remap the caps lock key to behave as the insert key in windows. Chris -- You received this messa

Textedit and double dash

2014-08-13 Thread Chris Moore
Hello listers, I have a rather strange thing happening in textedit. When I enter two consecutive dashes on my braille display, it is almost always converted to a question mark (dots 1 4 5 6). Is there some setting in textedit which controls this behavior? Chris -- You received this message

Re: Textedit and double dash

2014-08-13 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hello there Actually, although it appears on the display as a question mark or a th sign, VoiceOver actually says m dash or if you do it again it will say horizontal bar. I think this is a bug in braille displaying. My Braille Edge 40 actually converts two occurrences of double dash as the wor

Re: I've virused my mac… help?

2014-08-13 Thread Krysti Power
Hey what I would do is a clean install via recovery HD Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 13, 2014, at 12:54 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > > Hi all, I installed a piece of malware on my mac on purpose. It's a bit > unfortunate, but I was trying to help some one out and ended up making a mess. > > A

Re: Textedit and double dash

2014-08-13 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, I looked in the textedit preferences and came across something called "smart dashes". I unchecked it which may have fixed the annoyance. Chris On Aug 13, 2014, at 1:16 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hello there > Actually, although it appears on the display as a question mark or a th sign,

Re: applications key in fusion?

2014-08-13 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Try shift-f10 and let us know. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 13/08/2014 17:48, Chris Moore wrote: Hello, I'm running windows on fusion but don't seem to have the applications key. Maybe I can use shift + f10 instead. I'm using an apple wi

Re: I've virused my mac… help?

2014-08-13 Thread Phil Halton
Like the old saying says, no good deed goes unpunished! Wish I could help, but I can't. Sent from my IPhone > On Aug 13, 2014, at 11:54 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > > Hi all, I installed a piece of malware on my mac on purpose. It's a bit > unfortunate, but I was trying to help some one ou

Re: I've virused my mac… help?

2014-08-13 Thread Eugenia Firth
Excuse my ignorance here, but does Clamxav work for this? Gigi On Aug 13, 2014, at 1:02 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > Like the old saying says, no good deed goes unpunished! Wish I could help, > but I can't. > > Sent from my IPhone > > > On Aug 13, 2014, at 11:54 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >

Re: I've virused my mac… help?

2014-08-13 Thread erik burggraaf
Thanks, That's not particularly helpful. Best, Erik Burggraaf Follow my campaign on fund me for great promotions as I work to raise funds to take orientation and mobility certification training. http://www.fundme.com/en/projects/6287-Orientation-and-mobility-training-for-the-blind On 201

RE: I've virused my mac... help?

2014-08-13 Thread David Goldfield
I've used Clamxav on our OSX machine. The program has a few unlabeled elements but, all in all, is fairly accessible. http://www.clamxav.com/download.php From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of erik burggraaf Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 2

RE: I've virused my mac... help?

2014-08-13 Thread David Goldfield
I don't know how good Clamxav is as a malware removal but it's worth a shot. I haven't looked at the latest reviews on how effective it is. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eugenia Firth Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 2:15 PM To: macv

any words that sound odd to you with Alex?

2014-08-13 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, yesterday I received an email from the apple accessibility team. This email I wrote in regards to the word 'rather' as it sounded to me that this particular word seems to cut off the beginning so it would sound like there was no letter R to accenuate the word. I hope this makes sense. I

RE: SAMNet Email on the Mac (was Iblink Radio new app constantly crashing)

2014-08-13 Thread Jamie Pauls
Hello, Brandon and all: The proper help documentation should now be displayed when you click on Email after connecting to SAMNet from the Mac version of iBlink Radio. If you have checked the option to no longer see the email item when connected to SAMNet, drop me a line at jamiepa...@gmail.com

Re: I've virused my mac… help?

2014-08-13 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Its at least worth a try. Not sure if it will work though. /A 13 aug 2014 kl. 20:15 skrev Eugenia Firth : > Excuse my ignorance here, but does Clamxav work for this? > > Gigi > > On Aug 13, 2014, at 1:02 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > >> Like the old saying says, no good deed goes unpunished!

Re: I've virused my mac... help?

2014-08-13 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, This is a very nice looking program. Unfortunately it didn't find the stuff I put on there this week. It did find viruses oddly enough, in a couple of copies of 32 bit installers for eset nod32 for windows. Thanks for the recommendation. Erik Burggraaf Follow my campaign on fund me for

Uninstalling App Store apps via the Launch Pad

2014-08-13 Thread Grant Hardy
Hi all, Like iOS, I understand that to uninstall an app downloaded via the Mac App Store, one should hold down on an app's icon until all the apps start to jiggle, then click on the the delete (X) button to uninstall it. How do you do this with VoiceOver? I feel silly, but I can't find an equiv

I healed my malware.

2014-08-13 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, This tool helped get rid of the adware that was mucking up my computer. http://www.thesafemac.com/art/ Thanks for all your help and suggestions. Erik Burggraaf Follow my campaign on fund me for great promotions as I work to raise funds to take orientation and mobility certification traini

youtube video downloader and converter

2014-08-13 Thread Hope Paulos
Hello all. I'm wondering if anyone can provide me with a program equivalent to youtube to mp3 converter that's accessible and available on the mac? Thanks! Hope -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group

Re: youtube video downloader and converter

2014-08-13 Thread Devin Prater
Mediahuman has one, for free. On 8/13/2014 7:32 PM, Hope Paulos wrote: Hello all. I'm wondering if anyone can provide me with a program equivalent to youtube to mp3 converter that's accessible and available on the mac? Thanks! Hope -- Sent from Thunderbird using iCloud -- You received this

Re: youtube video downloader and converter

2014-08-13 Thread Hope Paulos
What's the name of it? Is it on the app store? On Aug 13, 2014, at 7:31 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > Mediahuman has one, for free. > > On 8/13/2014 7:32 PM, Hope Paulos wrote: >> Hello all. I'm wondering if anyone can provide me with a program equivalent >> to youtube to mp3 converter that's acce

Re: youtube video downloader and converter

2014-08-13 Thread Devin Prater
Just try googling it. It isn't, to my knowledge, in the app store. On 8/13/2014 7:34 PM, Hope Paulos wrote: What's the name of it? Is it on the app store? On Aug 13, 2014, at 7:31 PM, Devin Prater wrote: Mediahuman has one, for free. On 8/13/2014 7:32 PM, Hope Paulos wrote: Hello all. I'm

Re: youtube video downloader and converter

2014-08-13 Thread Rob
Here is the youTube to mp3 app discussed earlier Please note that I have not tried it yet. but I did try the audio converter and it did not work. http://www.mediahuman.com/ On 8/13/2014 6:32 PM, Hope Paulos wrote: Hello all. I'm wondering if anyone can provide me with a program equivalent to

Re: youtube video downloader and converter

2014-08-13 Thread Colin Matthews
Ok! I use: http://www.youtube-mp3.org On the Mac and it works OK I've had no problems! HTH Colin On 14 Aug 2014, at 00:58, Rob wrote: > Here is the youTube to mp3 app discussed earlier > Please note that I have not tried it yet. > but I did try the audio converter and it did not work. > http:

Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list, The subject says it all. I am using a braille display and I would like the phone to be completely silent when using the braille display. How do I go about turning off the sounds that seem to emanate from the phone while using the braille display? Sent from my iPhone -- You receive

Re: Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread The Believer
Space 1-3-4 From The Believer. . . What if it were true? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 8/13/2014 5:44 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: Hello list, The subject says it all. I am using a braille display and I would like the phone to be completely silent when using the braille display. How do I go abou

Re: Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread Doug Lawlor
I figured it out. Here is how to do it. Go into settings, choose general, accessibility, VoiceOver. Swipe down to the roter settings and double tap. There is a sounds option you can enable that will show up in the router which will allow you to turn the sounds on and off. Doug Sent from my

Re: Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread Eugenia Firth
Also, there is in settings right under pitch change within VoiceOver the option for turning sounds on and off without going to the roter. Gigi On Aug 13, 2014, at 8:00 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > I figured it out. Here is how to do it. > Go into settings, choose general, accessibility, VoiceOv

Re: Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread Gerard Doody
you can also double-tap the screen with three fingers as well as m-chord. hth Gerard Doody jerrydood...@gmail.com On Aug 13, 2014, at 8:59 pm, The Believer wrote: Space 1-3-4 >From The Believer. . . What if it were true? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 8/13/2014 5:44 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >

Re: Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread Tom Frank
Hi there Jerry, You can turn the sound volume under Sounds in Settings down to zero. Then three finger double tap to turn off voice over speech. that should shut up your I Phone. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Aug 13, 2014, at 8:44 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > Hello list, > The subject says

Re: Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread The Believer
And not to forget, all this and more can be controlled from the braille display. From The Believer. . . What if it were true? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 8/13/2014 6:13 PM, Tom Frank wrote: Hi there Jerry, You can turn the sound volume under Sounds in Settings down to zero. Then three f

Re: Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread Gerard Doody
Gerard Doody jerrydood...@gmail.com good point Tom that will do it. On Aug 13, 2014, at 9:26 pm, The Believer wrote: And not to forget, all this and more can be controlled from the braille display. >From The Believer. . . What if it were true? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 8/13/2014 6:13

RE: applications key in fusion?

2014-08-13 Thread Kliphton Senior
The caps lock key doesn't work in fusion. I use sharp keys, and used the grave key for the jaws key. As for the applications key, you have to remap your keys, I use the right command key whitch would be the right alt key in windows. HTH Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user

Took this machine 10 seconds to let me type in the dialog box, and I think it Was Zoom causing this. Machine specs below

2014-08-13 Thread Pete Nalda
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Re: Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread Pete Nalda
It's a screen gesture, I think It's a three finger double tap, or something with 3 fingers. I'm too lazy to look for my phone right now. On Aug 13, 2014, at 7:44 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > Hello list, > The subject says it all. I am using a braille display and I would like the > phone to be com

Re: Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread Doug Lawlor
That turns off speech but not the sounds. Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 13, 2014, at 8:59 PM, The Believer wrote: > > Space 1-3-4 > > From The Believer. . . > What if it were true? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > >> On 8/13/2014 5:44 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >> Hello list, >> The subject

Re: Textedit and double dash

2014-08-13 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Another method for this is to go under the Edit menu to Substitutions and look at what is there. You can affect Smart Quotes Smart Dashes and more. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Aug 13, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Chris Moore wrote: > Hello, > I looked in the textedit preferen

Re: odd voice over question revisited?

2014-08-13 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, If you have access to a sighted person, try going into your VO Utility with VO-f8 and then make sure that the Mute Speech item is not checked in the Sound pane. I don't remember specifically the name of the pane in the Leopard version of VO, so, it could be under Speech or something else,

Re: Uninstalling App Store apps via the Launch Pad

2014-08-13 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Actually it's simpler than that. Find the app in the Applications folder then press command-delete to move to trash. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 14/08/2014 00:23, Grant Hardy wrote: Hi all, Like iOS, I understand that to uninstall an app